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The brown trout is not a native species to NY waters. The brown trout were introduced to NY waters from Europe. The brown trout is able to survive and flourish in warmer waters that other trout species will not tolerate. This is one reason for its growing popularity among the anglers of NY. The brown trout can thrive in streams or lakes. They can with stand heavy fishing pressure better than the native trout species. The main reason for this is that brown trout are more active at night and can be hard to catch in the daytime. The biggest brown trout are caught after dark, or early in the morning especially during the summer months. The brown trout will feed on a variety of items. In streams they will feed on snails, crayfish and other small fish species. They will feed on a variety of insects including mayflies, caddisflies, and stoneflies when they are available. In the larger lakes they feed mostly on smelt and alewives. This is why they grow to such large sizes in the lakes. The brown trout in the Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario experience a phenomenal growth rate. They are able to utilize the colder water and venture in to warmer water that rainbow and lake trout do not feed in. The New York State record brown trout weighed 33 lb. 2oz. It was caught by Tony Brown on a Smithwick Rogue from Lake Ontario on June 10, 1997 aboard Dixie Dandy with Captain Gerry Bresadola. Spawning for the brown trout takes place in the fall. Each year in October and November the tributaries of the Lake Ontario and the Finger Lakes receive a large run of these spawning fish. Unlike salmon Brown Trout will hit a fly or lure when presented properly. Eighteen Mile Creek, Oak Orchard Creek, Salmon River, Oswego River, Niagara River, Black River, Genesee River, and Maxwell Creek are some of the fall hot spots for fall brown trout fishing. |
| Anthony Ficacci from Flanders, N.J. caught this monster 16 pound brown trout from Lake Ontario in the summer of 2003. It was just one of many browns they caught on lake that summer. He likes to troll between Oswego and Catfish Creek. Anthony and his wife strictly fish for browns on their boat, they find it more challenging and rewarding then fishing for kings. The thermocline sets up nicely about 65 feet down over 100 feet of water somtime in early June. This is what creates the excellent brown trout fishing that will last until the summer ends. Just a handful of flutter spoons will do the trick. | 
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The date was August 30, 2003, when 10 year old Carl Bish III was fishing the LOC Derby with his father on Lake Ontario. They were fishing on a private boat out of Point Breeze NY. That's where this fantastic 15 pound 3 ounce Brown Trout was caught on a #4 J-plug trolled 400 feet behind the boat using lead core line. Carl won 1st place in the Brown Trout youth division of the derby. Congratulations to this great father and son team. |
| The LOC Derby on Lake Ontario is held twice every year. There is a Spring and a Fall Derby. Prizes are awarded for each category Salmon, Lake Trout, Steelhead, and Brown Trout. There are two separate divisions one for adult and one for youngsters. Daily prizes are also awarded. The Spring Derby has a $10,000 Grand Prize for largest fish. The Fall Derby has a $20,000 Grand Prize for largest fish. It is hard not to consider taking a shot at that kind of money. And if you don't win you still can have a fun day of fishing. |
| Julius Rutty of Ithaca, NY is pictured here holding a 20 pound Brown Trout that he caught from the Sodus Bay area of Lake Ontario in August of 2003. He was fishing aboard his friends boat the Silverspoon. They were fishing off the bluffs at Sodus in 70 feet of water. They were using a Michigan Stinger Spoon called Freezer Burn. It was set at a depth of 50 feet. It was enticing enough to get this monster 20 pound brown trout to take a whack at it and the rest is history. |
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| Sodus Point is a great brown trout fishery all year long you can fish west to Maxwell Creek or you can go east to Chimney Bluffs. Most of the time you can catch brown trout any where from 5 feet to 80 feet deep. In July and August the bluffs area also offers some fantastic smallmouth bass fishing if the trout fishing is a little slow. If the big lake gets a little too rough fishing for bass, walleye, northern pike, perch, and bluegills is always great in Sodus Bay. |
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Raymond Martin with a 14 pound Brown Trout caught off Point Breeze, April 18, 2002 aboard the Buc-A-Roo. A Recent heat wave has warmed the water considerably. The shallow water along the shore line was on average about 53 degrees. The water was a nice green color, but the fish were scattered. This fish hit on a green and gold spoon fished off a down rigger set 3 feet down and about forty feet behing the boat. |
| The date was October 23, 2002 when John Stevens from New Jersey caught this nice Brown Trout in Olcott NY. This fish weighed 15 pounds was 31 inches long and had a girth of 18 inches. It was caught on a green crazy egg with 10 pound test main line and an 8 pound leader. Olcott is the home of the famous Eighteen Mile Creek which has very nice runs of Salmon, Browns, and Steelhead in the fall. |
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April 21, 2005 Raymond Martin from Elmira NY was fishing on Lake Ontario aboard the BUC-A-ROO. The fishing was simply fantastic. Here is a 14 pound Brown Trout taken on a stickbait off a planer board in 7 feet of water. The catch was comprised of brown trout from 5 to 14 pounds a nice 5 pound rainbow and Coho Salmon from 4 to 8 pounds. The fish were in great shape and seem to be eating very well. Several of the fish were later found to have been feeding heavily on Round Gobies 4 to 6 inches in length. |
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